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June 24, 1930. H, ROMAN El AL I 1,767,897 i HOOK Filed July 26. 1929Patented June 24, 1930 HARRY J. ROMAN AND WILLIAM C. DIETPJICH, OFDUNSMUIB, CALIFORNTA HOOK Application filed July 26, 1929. Serial No.381,230.

This invention relates to improvements in hooks, and has particularreference to a hook which may be used for hanging cups and the likewhere it is desirable to have the same securely held to preventaccidental displacement and consequent breakage of the cup.

Another object of our invention is to provide a device which conforms tothe general practise in hanging cups. I

,A further object is to provide a device of this character which issimple in construction, neat in appearance, economical to manufactureand one which is well within the purchase price of the householder.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and inwhich like numerals are employed. to designate like arts throughout thesame,

Figure I is a side elevation of our imprpived hook showing a cup hungthereon, an

Figure II is an edge view of the same.

It is common practise to suspend cups by their handles from hooks placedin a suitable support such as beneath a shelf. It often occurs that thecups so placed are accidentally knocked from the hook, which results inconsiderable breakage which with our device is avoided.

We have therefore provided simple means whereby accidental displacementof the cup from the hook will be eliminated and by referring to thedrawing it will be apparent that the numeral 5 designates a shelf, inthe under side of which is screwed a hook 6 having a nose 7 The hook 6is of ordinary construction and needs no further comment thereon.

The ferrule 8 is secured to the ends 9 and 11 of a spring which isformed into coils 12 and 13, having a connecting tongue 14 which isadapted to lie in close proximity to the nose 7 of the hook.

The result of this construction is that the handle of the cup may beplaced on the hook as shown in the figures, and may be re movedtherefrom through the fact that the of the subjoined claim.

end 14 will move to either the dotted line position of Figure I, thuspermitting the placing or removing of the cup. 7

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown anddescribed is .to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes relative to the shape, size, material and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of theinvention, or the scope Having thus described our invention, we claim Ina device of the character described a hook having a bent end terminatingin a nose, said hook having a ferrule thereon, a spring connected tosaid ferrule, said spring comprising a tongue, coils formed integralwith said tongue and having the ends thereof secured to said ferrule,the tongue of said spring being spaced from the nose of, said hook andin axial alignment therewith.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

HARRY J. ROMAN. WILLIAM C. DIETRICH.

